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Hello there.. Now is it just me or are the ever Increasing numbers of Russians Increasing.. Doesn't seem that way so. Much in Pattaya Why what's the draw to Jomtien do they get better deals.. Just seems to be a bit overkill Russian car rent.. Food.. Massage parlour.. Ect ect many restos now don't even display English menus Thai.. Normal and Russian just wondering..

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Actually 5 years ago there were many more Russians than there are now. Many of them stopped coming here when the rouble last half its value against the THB. But the numbers are increasing again slowly.

The main numbers these days are the Chinese but they dont seem to like Jomtien very much (thankfully).

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Was taken aback my 1st time to Jomtien Beach many years ago at all the business signs in Russian. I am not sure, but I suspect the numbers may have fallen off a bit in recent years due to weakness of Russian money verses the strong baht. About midway between Jomtien Beach and Pattaya seems to be their favorite gathering place...Pratumnak Hill. Russians are known to clear the Pattaya sidewalks when they walk with their scowling face and bully posture...

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Thats funny you should mention that LOL! That was one of the first things I noticed when I first came to jomtien for a brief stay last year. On my second visit I rented a AirBNB place in Pratumnak from a Russian (very nice guy). I liked to eat at the night market nearby and it seemed that almost every food vendor was Russian, not Thai. Walking down the beach, all I'd hear was Russian being spoken, not Thai, and certainly not English. Very odd feeling for sure, but I love the Jomtien/Pratumnak area. I'm guessing they are there for economic reasons. My AirBNB landlord owns several condos in Pratumnak and has never even visited the Kingdom.

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Is Russian currency actually going up against the baht? Thought the baht has been bullish against world currencies.

Seems like more Germans then Russians there.

Besides the scowls, I have not understood why so many complain about Russians. Seems like many come as families and my experience is they kind of stay to themselves and are not generally really loud like some of the other visitors. Just my observation could be wrong.

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Thats funny you should mention that LOL! That was one of the first things I noticed when I first came to jomtien for a brief stay last year. On my second visit I rented a AirBNB place in Pratumnak from a Russian (very nice guy). I liked to eat at the night market nearby and it seemed that almost every food vendor was Russian, not Thai. Walking down the beach, all I'd hear was Russian being spoken, not Thai, and certainly not English. Very odd feeling for sure, but I love the Jomtien/Pratumnak area. I'm guessing they are there for economic reasons. My AirBNB landlord owns several condos in Pratumnak and has never even visited the Kingdom.

Ya might be getting quite a few thai expats in Canggu soon. Thats if they can learn how to pronounce the place, (Chan goo? )been there many times, probs with Bali is the traffic though.

Edited February 18 by indepthadd

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I've read that it's become very hard for Russians to maintain the condos they bought prior to the crash because Russia imposed very strict controls on the Ruble making it very difficult for them to transfer money for maintenance and other fees. Apparently one of the reason so many condos are on the market in Jomtien.